Hiram Bell Explained

Hiram Bell
State1:Ohio
Term Start1:March 4, 1851
Term End1:March 3, 1853
Preceded1:Robert C. Schenck
Succeeded1:Lewis D. Campbell
Office2:Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Term2:1836
1837
1840
Party:Whig
Birth Date:22 April 1808
Birth Place:Salem, Vermont
Death Place:Greenville, Ohio
Restingplace:Greenville Cemetery

Hiram Bell (April 22, 1808 – December 21, 1855) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from the Ohio's Third Congressional District.

Bell was born in Salem (now Derby), Vermont, and attended the public schools of his native town. In 1826, his parents moved the family to Hamilton, Ohio. There he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829, when he commenced practice in Greenville, Ohio. Hiram Bell married Lusina Clark in Darke County on July 25, 1832; they had two children.

In 1829 and 1834 he was elected auditor of Darke County, Ohio. He served three terms in the Ohio house of representatives in 1836, 1837, and 1840.

In 1850, he ran successfully for Congress as a Whig from the third district. After the redistricting following the 1850 census, he did not stand for re-election in the new district in 1852.

He engaged in the practice of law in Greenville where he died a few years later, aged 47. He is interred in the Greenville Cemetery.